Earlier in the day, we were doing some field training with our older Brittanys on Chucker and Quail. Unfortunately, one of our “teenager” Brittanys (aka little Miss Journey) got a little too rough with the quail, leaving it severely injured. We decided before having to euthanize it, we would use it in a kick cage for puppy exposure to quail. We also had a Quail wing on a string and the bird bag which is full of nice wild bird scent. Here are the some pictures & videos:
In this session we took each of the pups out individually. We are looking for their desire to “look around” and how well they respond to the chukar wing on a string and toy on a string. If you dangle something on a string in front of a puppy, he/she will want to play with…
As we are getting really near to due date, an x-ray was completed to get a more accurate count of expected puppies. Well…vet counted 11. Let the fun begin. Oh, my!
This was our last change to give the puppies an exposure to something totally new before they start going home to their humans so we decided to introduce them to my horse, T-Bone. 🙂
These 4-5 minute video “walkabouts” of each puppy are observation for us and you to see, again, how they do separated from the others but within hearing and sight of their pack. Observe their curiosity, independence, willingness to explore, use of their nose to investigate, but also note the acknowledgment for the human leader by…
For the next 14 days, we will do these five exercises 1 x a day with each exercise lasting only about 3-5 seconds: 1) Puppy held upright in secure hold 2) Puppy held upside down in secure hold 3) Puppy tickled between toes with Q-tip 4) Puppy laid on its back (Of course this is…
A view from puppy cam and momma Jazz totally multi-tasking: Feeding while in the typical Brittany sleep pose!